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Yunus Centre terms allegation baseless At a weekly meeting on Monday, the cabinet decided to take legal action against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus for allegedly submitting tax returns with incorrect information, illegal earnings, as well as illegal transfer of money from Grameen Bank to Grameen Kalyan. The meeting was held at the Bangladesh Secretariat ... Read more

The framework of a poll-time interim government would be presented before the nation immediately for holding the next general election in a peaceful and impartial manner, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Alamgir, who is also the opposition spokesperson,

Law on Food Adulteration Punishment reduced in changed draft The cabinet yesterday approved a new food safety law with lesser punishments than had been proposed initially for food adulterators. The food safety law, which will replace the Pure Food Ordinance, 1959, was approved with a provision of only five years’ imprisonment or Tk5 lakh

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Monday sidestepped from joining the controversy on the dissolution of Parliament before the polls. “Parliamentary election is a political issue and the Jatiya Sangsad is the supreme body to take any decision in this regard. We are waiting for

Acting general secretary of Awami League Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif has said his party is ready to have dialogue with the opposition but a poll-time government must be on the basis of the Constitution of the country. The remark of the Awami League leader came in response to the suggestion of the members of a visiting mission ... Read more

The finance ministry has initially agreed to a proposal suggested by the World Bank to ‘divest’ a certain portion of government shares of the currently 100 per cent state-owned commercial banks to the stock market to shore up the capital-starved public banks and improve their fragile management. ‘In principle, we are of the view that a ... Read more

A BNP delegation, led by party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Monday held a meeting with foreign diplomats and representatives of different embassies and high commissions in Dhaka and put forward the logic of restoration of non-partisan caretaker government (CG) to hold a free and fair election. The meeting held at

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India is planning to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or drones) along the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Indian Express reported Monday. Quoting senior Indian officials the report said, a standard operating procedure is being drafted with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to finalise the modalities

The Indian Boarder Security Force personnel beat a Bangladeshi farmer to death along Ramkrishnapur frontier under Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia on Monday morning. The victim was identified as Bazlur Rahman, 55, of village Mohammadpur in the district. Local people and Border Guard Bangladesh

The parliamentary standing committee on public administration ministry on Monday recommended that lawmakers be allowed to head governing bodies of four government colleges in the respective parliamentary constituencies. The meeting of the committee also recommended amendment to the respective laws to this effect, committee member Barkatullah Bulu

A court in Dhaka on Monday denied bail to Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan in connection with a general diary in which he was arrested on August 10. Acting metropolitan sessions judge Ruhul Amin rejected the petition filed by Adilur seeking in the general diary the police filed with the Gulshan police on August 10.

Infighting in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has deepened with rival leaders engaging increasingly in shows of strength at different tiers of the party apparently to keep the high command under pressure for nomination in the elections. Fighting between rival groups broke out recently in presence of BNP’s senior and mid-level central leaders in different districts,

A section of Jahangirnagar University teachers, under the banner of General Teachers Forum, on Monday held a demonstration on the campus protesting the irregularities of vice-chancellor Anwar Hossain. Teachers formed the protest rally at about 12:00 in front of the university administration building. Teachers alleged that Anwar Hossain had appointed

Risky Buildings in CTG Fresh demolition drive begins The Chittagong City Corporation began a fresh drive to demolish risky buildings in the port city yesterday. On the first day of the drive, a team led by Executive Magistrate Najia Shirin directed to evacuate residents of six-storey “Barua Building” in Sadarghat area by this morning. The ... Read more

Mobile users to get the feel of exciting tech as 4 telcos buy spectrum Hasnain Salehin, a university student, bought a 3G-ready handset in 2011. His smartphone remained underutilised as he was longing for high-speed data connectivity and the ease of using apps and surfing the net without video buffering and playback problems. The days ... Read more

BNP not sincere about dialogue, she says The Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) does not want to sit with the government, and hold a dialogue to resolve the country’s prevailing political stalemate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday. She also alleged that the opposition wants to create anarchy in the country for disrupting peace ... Read more

She promises all-round development if voted to power Narsingdi, Sept 8: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and opposition leader KhaledaZia, on Sunday, warned the government that if it does not concede to the demand for holding the next elections under a non-party caretaker government (CG), her party would launch a non-stop

Election commissioner Abu Hafiz said on Sunday it would be difficult to hold the forthcoming general election with the parliament in place. It would be easier to hold the election dissolving the parliament” Abu Hafiz said while talking to the newsmen at his office in the EC. The Election

Happy in horror Reckless driver turns her life upside down All was well for Mehanaz Sultana Happy until Wednesday. A third year student at Rangpur Medical College, she always dreamt of dedicating herself to the cause of the poor and destitute. And she was right on track. But, on the fateful day her whole world fell ... Read more

Biman’s Boeing 747 aircraft, leased from Nigerian airlines Kabo, has got clearance from Saudi Arabia to fly Hajj pilgrims. The aircraft is likely to leave, at 7:40 am, for Saudi Arabia, with 582 pilgrims, a source said. The newly acquired aircraft could not join Biman’s Hajj flight schedules on the opening day, causing immense sufferings ... Read more